Louisiana House Democrats voted in unison on Thursday to block HB3 (HB2 funding mechanism) to force Republicans to vote for tax increases. I also voted against it, but not to hold it hostage. I voted against it because I believe our capital outlay system (HB2) is corrupt and broken. If you’re in with the governor you’ll get your projects. If you’re not, you won’t. These types of political games have gotten us where we are in this state. And for the record – this Republican …

The Governor’s special session ‘plan’ to balance the budget isn’t really a plan at all.

Over two-thirds of the Governor’s plan ($200 million +) uses one-time money to balance the budget. Once again, the state is spending more money than it takes in and history clearly demonstrates that spending one-time money to camouflage our spending problem is a failed business model that leads to higher taxes. You cannot fix our state’s spending problem by placing the burden on the taxpayers. You cannot tax your way into …